Leadership lessons | 5 TERRIBLE managerial mistakes that make good employees quit

Whilst all managers should be aiming to be as fair, balanced and dependable as possible for their teams, no one is perfect.

Sometimes, managers may simply be having an off day, or make the wrong decision in the moment that impacts their employees negatively. Whilst it’s inevitable, the day-to-day actions of a good boss usually far outweigh the mild annoyances or inconveniences of their fumbles.

However, there will always be those whose poor decision-making affects employees so badly or impacts their ability to do their job so significantly that under their charge, turnover seems to increase drastically. Unfortunately, this happens far more than many might think; three out of four employees revealed that their boss is the most stressful part of their job, according to Inc, whilst 65% of employees stated that they’d take a new boss over a pay rise.

And, if only to emphasise the drastic difference that a good boss can make, research from the University of California found that motivated employees were 31% more productive, had 37% higher sales, and were three times more creative than demotivated employees. They also were 87% less likely to quit, according to a Corporate Leadership Council study on over 50,000 people.